Indian Maiden Figurehead
by Janette Boyd
Title
Indian Maiden Figurehead
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Digital Art - Photo/texture/digital
Description
The original photo of this Indian Maiden figurehead was taken at Gramma Dot's diner and bar at the Marina on Sanibel Island, Florida. Using Corel Paint, I overlaid the image of the figurehead on to a ship's bow, using brushes and photoshop techniques to achieve the look I was wanting. After the image was finished, I then added a "fish scale" aqua texture.
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A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the bow of ships, generally of a design related to the name or role of a ship. They were predominant between the 16th and 20th centuries, and modern ships' badges fulfill a similar role. A large figurehead, being carved from massive wood and perched on the very foremost tip of the hull, adversely affected the sailing qualities of the ship. This, and cost considerations, led to figureheads being made dramatically smaller during the 18th century, and in some cases they were abolished altogether around 1800. After the Napoleonic wars they made something of a comeback, but were then often in the form of a small waist-up bust rather than the oversized full figures previously used. The clipper ships of the 1850s and 1860s customarily had full figureheads, but these were relatively small and light. During their final stage of common usage figureheads ranged in length from about 18 inches (46 cm) to 9 feet (2.7 m). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figurehead_(object)
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February 7th, 2021
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